The Durrës-Vlorë railway is a now mostly disused railway line connecting the cities of Durrës and Vlorë in western Albania. Vlorë station is the southernmost point on the Albanian rail system.
History Before the inauguration of the national network in the 1940s, two separate systems existed south of Durrës on routes later absorbed by the present railway: a 19-mile Decauville track which carried Bitumen traffic from a mine at Selence to the port of Skele near Vlorë, and a 2-mile track connecting Shkozet and Lekaj.
The present railway was built in stages. Rrogozhinë was the southernmost station in Albania until 1968, when an extension to Fier was completed. A further extension to Ballsh opened in 1975, and Vlorë was reached through another extension in 1985.
A limited service was still in operation on the line until 2015, but passenger services no longer run south of Fier.
A private railway company, Albrail, was granted a concession to the railway section between Fier and Vlorë in February 2016 and started transporting crude oil from Fier to Vlorë in December 2018.
Stations Station Image Opened Additional informationDurrës 1949 Shkozet 1949 Plazh Temporary terminus in 2024/25 during the reconstruction of Durrës stationGolem Kavajë Lekaj Rrogozhinë Dushk 1968 Lushnjë 1968 Gradisht 1968 Libofsh 1968 Fier 1968 Ballsh 1975 No current serviceLevan 1985 No current serviceNovoselë 1985 Closed 1997Narte 1985 No current serviceVlorë 1985 No current service
See also
Hekurudha Shqiptare (Albanian Railways) Albrail Rail transport in Albania History of rail transport in Albania Transport in Albania
References
External links
Hekurudha Shqiptare (Albanian Railways) – operator of the Albanian railway system Albrail - railway company operating the Fier-Vlorë section